You know all the hoo ha over MP expenses and the subsequent setting up of the independent Kelly Commission to recommend how to proceed to take all of this out of MPs’ own hands? Well – the recommendation was for an Independent Parliamentary...

Following on from my recent post on who inspects the inspectors, I raised the issue in Business Questions in the Commons. The point I made was that with OFSTED giving 3 stars to Haringey just before the Baby Peter tragic story broke – and giving...

Sadly won't be able to join the march or the Wave today (still hobbling) - but well done to everyone who is going to show just how vital the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference is. The sun is shining and it will be a fantastic demonstration. I know...

Here's my latest Ham & High column: The world works in mysterious ways. If I hadn’t broken a bone in my foot a couple of weeks ago – I might not have heard what was being planned for the future of the Whittington in such a timely fashion. The...

Was surprised and delighted by article and editorial in Ham & High this week. Apparently I have been mentioned in Hansard 2559 times since being elected. Hansard records when each MP speaks and what they say. The figures revealed that I had spoken up...